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Talking difference : on gender and language / Mary Crawford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Mary (Mary E.)
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Gender and psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Sex differences.
- Language and languages.
- Women--Language.
- Women.
- Communication--Sex differences.
- Communication.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 207 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE, 1995.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- The book addresses such provocative questions as: Why has the study of gender and language so often focused on the limitations of women's talk? How do academic practices constrain our understanding of how gender relations are re-created and maintained in language use? Why do assertiveness texts usually ignore indirect modes of speech such as humour and storytelling?
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 9781446250594
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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